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Laragh and Glendalough residents have voiced their concerns over the Visitor Experience and Management Masterplan for Glendalough and the Wicklow Mountains National Park and the potential impact it could have on the area.
Councillors have no concerns over the height of footpaths as part of the ongoing works at Fitzwilliam Square after concerns were raised by a member of the public on East Coast FM.
Gardaí were called to a Traveller funeral in Rathnew on Thursday (28th) which was attended by between 25 to 30 mourners, with current Level 5 restrictions only allowing for ten mourners. The funeral was mostly attended by visitors from the UK, who arrived directly in Ireland through Dublin Port earlier that day. A campervan along with a number of vehicles with English registrations had followed the hearse as it made its way to Rathnew Cemetery. The funeral was held for a person who had been living in the UK. Initially Gardai were informed that the funeral was taking place in Carnew. When Gar...
Councillors have warned there is 'one chance' to create an appropriate tourism masterplan for the 'iconic' Glendalough. Members of Wicklow County Council received an update on the progress of the €500,000 plan being developed by consultants on behalf of Failte Ireland during their December meeting. Representatives from Consarc Consultants, who are leading the development of the plan, and others from the taskforce outlined some of the work completed on the project to date, which aims to create a plan to respond to an expected growth in tourists visiting the area. While councillors welcomed t...
The incident occurred at Hazelbrook Court at around 7.15am on Sunday morning. The victim was immediately taken to hospital with serious but non-life threatening injuries. He is originally from Ballybrack in County Dublin but has been living in Rathnew for the past few years. It is believed that the victim was approached by a vehicle and there was some communication before a man inside the vehicle pulled out a gun and shot the casualty in the leg. Despite his injuries victim was able to make his way to a nearby house where the alarm was raised and the Gardai contacted.